With their first lead from start of a series already secured thanks to that Game 1 win Saturday, the Raptors went out and did exactly what they have been doing all season and took care of their home court with a near wire-to-wire 130-119 win for a commanding 2-0 lead in the series.

Now, the old adage is that a series really hasn’t begun until one team or another loses at home, so by that logic the Raptors haven’t done anything yet.

But you would be hard-pressed to convince any of the 19,800 on hand Tuesday night that the Raptors haven’t firmly established themselves as the dominant team in this series.

They set franchise marks for most points in a quarter with 44 in the first, most points in a half with 76 and most points in a playoff game. The 11 first-half three-pointers were also a franchise playoff mark.

At the half, they were up a comfortable 18. That lead dipped to just 10 as the non-sustainable three-point prowess of the first half came back to earth with seven misses from distance in the third and not a single make.

Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry (front) and Jonas Valanciunas during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards Marcin Gortat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors OG Anunoby during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards ohn Wall in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors OG Anunoby during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards John Wall in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors OG Anunoby during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards ohn Wall in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards John Wall in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Delon Wright during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Delon Wright during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Norman Powell during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Serge Ibaka during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards Markieff Morris in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors C.J. Miles during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors C.J. Miles during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Serge Ibaka during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards Ian Mahinmi in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Jonas Valanciunas during 1st half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors C. J. Miles during 2nd half action against the Washington Wizards John Wall in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors C. J. Miles during 2nd half action against the Washington Wizards John Wall in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan during 2nd half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Rapper Drake cheers on the Toronto Raptors during 2nd half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan during 2nd half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey during 2nd half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey - behind him is rapper Drake - during 2nd half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Delon Wright (front facing) and DeMar DeRozan during 2nd half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry (left) and Serge Ibaka during 2nd half action against the Washington Wizards Mike Scott in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry and rapper Drake during 2nd half action against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan (left) and Kyle Lowry leave the court following a win against the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference - First Round at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday April 17, 2018. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

Toronto Blue Jays' Luke Maile (#21) is congratulated on his game-winning RBI single by Aledmys Diaz (#1) and Kevin Pillar (#11)during Tuesday's second game against the Kansas City Royals. (GETTY IMAGES)

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PHOTOS: Raptors-Wizards Game 2

John Wall got it going and the Wizards managed to keep the Raptors from so many wide open looks from the corners that had been killing them in the first half to at least put a little scare into the Raptors.

But the closest Washington got was within five points with just more than eight minutes to go in the game. First a Lucas Nogueira layup got blocked by Wall at one end. That was immediately followed by a Mike Scott open three in transition from the corner for his 20th point of the night.

Wall then hit a pair of free throws to get it down to five until the Raptors put the brakes on any comeback talk with a long-distance three from C.J. Miles with the shot clock expiring.

The Miles three, his fifth of the night came from 30 feet out and was a game-changer as the suddenly quieted crowd got loud again and the Raptors seemed to pick up right where they left off before the Wizards made things a little nervy.

“We got kinda stand-still,” Miles said of the Raptors’ lull. “When I saw that Kyle (Lowry) was gonna have to go to halfcourt to get it, I felt like I was gonna have to make a play, try to make something happen.

“I didn’t wanna throw it to him out there. He would have had to heave with his back turned. So I was able to just get a little bit of rhythm into it. The range part isn’t the problem. It’s just having the space.”

Miles is now 8-for-14 from behind the arc through two games in the series, making good on his promise to be there when his team needs him most.

From that point on it was all Raptors as DeMar DeRozan put his game into high gear on his way to a 37-point night before sitting down to a much deserved ovation with about two minutes to go and the Raptors up comfortably.

Following a block by Delon Wright on Wall, DeRozan hit a turnaround jumper to get the lead back up to double digits. Casey, who for the first time in since coming to Toronto has a 2-0 lead in a series wasn’t overly thrilled with his bench play as they were outscored 63-42 by the Wizards as a group and Scott in particular.

“I liked the way the starters responded,” Casey said when asked about Washington’s run that came to a screeching halt midway through the fourth.

“Our second unit has gotta come in with a sense of urgency and some toughness that they’ve shown all year. We can’t run up the minutes for our starters extensively. They had some good moments but not enough. Not enough. I liked the way the starters came in. I liked the way

“Serge (Ibaka) battled down the stretch. Kyle and DeMar did an excellent job. But we’ve gotta get some more guys to join the party.”

The Raptors were so dominant in this one and had things so much their own way for most of the night even Paul Pierce, that noted Raptors hater, had to be having second thoughts about his long-held beliefs about Toronto’s basketball team.

Outside of Wall and his 29 points and an impressive 20-point night off the bench from Scott, the Wizards never really looked in synch.

Bradley Beal, and Wall both had some early foul trouble but it was Beal, who torched Toronto in the regular season series, was held to just nine points on 3-of-11 shooting and has been a non-factor for the most part in both games.

The teams will now take the series back to Washington for Game 3 on Friday night.

VANVLEET COMEBACK ABORTED

Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet thought he was ready to go but the game and his head coach decided he was not.

After missing Game 1 with a sore shoulder, VanVleet got into Game 2 for all of three minutes before Dwane Casey pulled the plug and sent Norm Powell out in his place.

“He was just too tentative,” Casey said. “I felt like we had to get him out and let him rest a little bit more. He just wasn’t ready. He’s courageous, he wants to play. He’s a tough kid, but Mother Nature’s telling him to take his time and let it heal a little bit more.”

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